It is the news which has sent politicians and journalists in to a flurry – but what do the people of Bristol think about the prospect of a general election?

Despite dozens of promises to the country, Theresa May announced a snap election on the steps of Downing Street on Tuesday morning.

Stood in front of the world’s media the Prime Minister revealed the country will once again be going to the polls on June 8 – three years earlier than the planned 2020 election.

And despite the onslaught of elections and referendums over the past two years, Bristol seems relatively receptive to the prospect of the upcoming vote.

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Luke, who says he will vote for the Green Party, said: “I am very glad of it. I think it is the right thing to do, I don’t think she is a bad person. I think she understands the pressure that is coming from her. The decision over Brexit was a very fifty-fifty thing and I think in that scenario it is not always necessarily the right thing to listen to the will of the people. Her job is to do what is right for the country as a whole and that includes places like Scotland and Wales and Northern Island where there is going to be big issues in terms of the European exit.

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Bristol student, Lottie added: “Brexit has just happened and I think it is a good time to get some opinions on things.

“I have always voted Lib Dem, I am part of the Liberal Youth Facebook Page. I have always liked the Lib Dems and everything that they stand for and I think it is a good one for people my age.

Prime Minister Theresa May called a general election to be held on June 8. (Image: Getty Images)

And Conservative voter Connor said: “I think that everyone should have the opportunity to vote. In the last general election we voted for a government that was there to deal with the current situation when we were involved in Europe and we’re now obviously going to come out of that and we’re going in to a completely different set of government really with different factors involved and we should perhaps have a look at a different government for that.”